The "In Your House" version DJP was talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I97T5NjVeeY
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:20 (eleven years ago) link
Noe of the songs I voted for have shown up yet. Hmmm. . . .
― Austin, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VroyAsUsHdY
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:28 (eleven years ago) link
almost as good as "Walking on Sunshine."
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link
#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes
Wish, 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLaIOwnOSgs
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:40 (eleven years ago) link
My albums (didn't vote videos)
01 Disintegration02 Japanese Whispers03 Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me04 The Head on the Door05 Seventeen Seconds
Still none of my tracks have shown up, but I only submitted a ballot of 20 rather than 40.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
Work in 6 hours, bed now, more tomorrow!
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:43 (eleven years ago) link
oh for fuck's sake -- how is "High" so LOW???
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
#50 - A Man Inside My Mouth, 253 points, 9 votes#49 - Other Voices, 255 points, 13 votes#48 - In Your House, 255 points, 14 votes#47 - Open, 257 points, 11 votes#46 - Grinding Halt, 258 points, 11 votes#45 - Six Different Ways, 259 points, 11 votes#44 - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, 272 points, 14 votes#43 - Three Imaginary Boys, 275 points, 13 votes#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
(the tie at 48 doesn't actually appear to be a tie, as one had more votes than the other)
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
from my ballot:
14. Three Imaginary Boys20. Open22. A Man Inside My Mouth
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
Three of mine have made it so far, "In Your House", "If Only Tonight" and "Three Imaginary Boys".
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 01:39 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't vote in this poll because I haven't really listened to the Cure past Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, but I'm happy to see the great "Grinding Halt" slip in here. "Why Can't I Be You" ridiculously too low of course.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:13 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't vote in this poll because I haven't really listened to the Cure past Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
You stopped one album too soon, imo.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
(Although Wish has some delightful songs and b-sides)
My Top 5 Albums1. Pornography2. Faith3. Seventeen Seconds4. Wish5. Disintegration
My Top 5 Videos1. Close To Me2. A Night Like This3. The 13th4. Hot Hot Hot5. Friday I'm In Love
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't think to check dailymotion and vimeo for the Cure vids not on US youtube so it's possible something that ranked might have beat "Just Like Heaven" if I had. My #1-4 were safe, though.
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
would have beat "Friday I'm In Love" I mean. It's actually kind of hilarious the Cure's biggest '80s songs have the least dynamic videos.
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
though Robert gives an academy award performance in "Heaven" with all the coy eyework and flailing.
ok now i'm finally reading this thread:
my videos were:
LullabyClose To MeLovecatsLet's Go To BedThe Caterpillar
and my albums are:
DisintegrationPornographyThe Head on the DoorKiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss MeWish
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
i love, love, love Wish, it's also contains my all time favorite song from the Cure, has not posted yet but don't think it will either.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:06 (eleven years ago) link
so i following DJP lead and going to post it the same way:
15 A Man Inside My Mouth12 Open6 Three Imaginary Boys
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:10 (eleven years ago) link
haha, well DJP and i have pick the same exact songs...that is scary!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:11 (eleven years ago) link
In case you were dying to know how I ranked mine:
6) If Only Tonight We Could Sleep11) In Your House14) Three Imaginary Boys
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
I love the live version of "Why Can't I Be You" that was posted at #42. Robert being over the top silly in a way that really works. His voice is/was really a special instrument.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:38 (eleven years ago) link
5 of mine have gone up, including my #2 & #7, the former's low placement so surprising it took me a while to realize it happened. Appropriate for a cure thread to make me just a touch sad on the first day. :(
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 August 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
I think I can let this spoiler out now because I'm probably the only one that voted for it: 'Uyea Sound' was my #8 pick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anfVeYG60iA
(yes, it's basically the demo for 'Underneath the Stars', just fifteen years previous)
Jeez, it's good.
― Austin, Thursday, 16 August 2012 04:30 (eleven years ago) link
That live version of Why Can't I Be You is taken from the last ever episode of The Tube, they also did Catch. I watched it at the time. Not only did they sound amazing it was the best they ever looked as well, I think.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 August 2012 06:27 (eleven years ago) link
I for one really love the live versions of 'Why Can't I Be You?' where they stretched it out to an almost improvised jam and Bob added a bunch of verses.
I just wish the studio recording was that good.
― Austin, Thursday, 16 August 2012 06:32 (eleven years ago) link
It's interesting voting for 40 when there are only 50 places - more suspense. When the ratio's, say, 20:60 you get used to most of your ballot placing. Four of mine so far.
― Get wolves (DL), Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:42 (eleven years ago) link
My list is simple so far:
34) In Your House
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 10:53 (eleven years ago) link
Although on a different day I easily could have voted for about half the songs so far.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
Wow. seeing how good songs 41-50 are, makes the CURE not making the Hall Of Fame a complete joke.
― nicky lo-fi, Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:24 (eleven years ago) link
My list so far:
25) A Man Inside My Mouth19) Other Voices16) In Your House11) Grinding Halt22) Six Different Ways26) If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
― passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:25 (eleven years ago) link
i have 4 that placed so far, including the only song i voted for from KMKMKM.
― charlie h, Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:26 (eleven years ago) link
i actually regret not voting for "grinding halt". can't quite remember what my reasoning was when i left it off.
― charlie h, Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:28 (eleven years ago) link
I like "Grinding Halt" but ever since someone pointed out the similarity to "The Locomotion" I just can't get past that
― Lil Swayne of Pie (DJP), Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:30 (eleven years ago) link
haha thanks for ruining "Grinding Halt" for me
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:36 (eleven years ago) link
Can't speak for any of the other non-voters, but for me its tweeness is on just the other side of tolerable. Like when e.e. cummings got too cute.
So far, I voted for all these: Grinding Halt, Six Different Ways, If Only Tonight, Why Can't I Be You? None of them top 10, tho Six Different Ways was my #11.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 16 August 2012 13:41 (eleven years ago) link
Was "Wish" mentioned on the New Jersey thread? If not, then it should have been.
but for me its tweeness is on just the other side of tolerable
I used to feel this way about "Friday I'm In Love" (after really liking it initially), but eventually grew to like it even more. It wasn't until "The Only Time" that they managed to write another single that felt so breezy and effortless.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
"The Only One", rather.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
So far I voted
Grinding HaltSix Different WaysThree Imaginary BoysWhy Can't I Be Youand High
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:15 (eleven years ago) link
whenever i think of "High" i think about the time i was at my grandmother's house when that song was a hit and there was a plotline on one of her favorite soap operas about the characters going to a Cure concert
― some dude, Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
^ countdown to wgw pvmic'ing that
― ʘ (sic), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
I'm glad eight others also dig Man Inside My Mouth, that track is so squirrelly.
― Hotblack Desiatos #1 Hits 1942 (Spectrist), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:21 (eleven years ago) link
Although my life is (I hope) much less goth than it was when I was first into the Cure, I find it's the heavier stuff that's stuck with me. Instead of sounding too adolescent, records like Pornography and Faith engage me more than ever while the whimsical pop songs irritate me way more than they did. I have no interest in hearing Love Cats, Friday I'm In Love, Why Can't I Be You, etc ever again.
― Get wolves (DL), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
I just listened to High for the first time in ?? years and you summed up my feelings perfectly. Chirpy pop about "me and you" was NOT what I was not looking for in this band then or now. That said, I had my first public dancing experiences to some of those songs and all of my best friends have been the type to dance to "Just Like Heaven" at their wedding receptions, so they have a bit of sentimental value.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
Never thought "High" was twee or cute when "Six Different Ways" and "Love Cats" exists.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
It's got some of Smith's best love jive and maybe the quintessential Cure six-string bass sound.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
I can't stand "Love Cats" these days. I don't understand how some people can go about how it's a classic but say that "Mint Car" is embarrassing. I think it's the sentimentality talking.
xpost
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 16 August 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link